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After winning the Ballon D’or earlier this week, Ousmane Dembélé is the hottest footballer right now being spoken about from all angles. Whilst holding the Ballon D’or trophy, Dembélé rocked one of the most sought after timepieces to have ever been produced.
Dembélé rocked the Richard Mille RM67-02 “Sebastien Ogier” which has a market value of over £300,000! As well as this exquisite watch, Dembélé’s watch collection features some absolute belters.
Richard Mille RM67-02 “Sébastien Ogier”
When lifting the Ballon D’Or trophy, Dembélé wore the highly sought after Richard Mille RM67-02 “Sébastien Ogier.” Crafted out of Richard Mille’s innovative Carbon TPT®, this model weighs 32g with the colours of the French flag hand-painted on the bridges and possesses a market value of over £300,000 which is equivalent to $400,000!
This is a watch made and worn by champions which Ousmane Dembélé is now part of having won the greatest and highest individual achievement a footballer can receive. Also, it is even further fitting considering Dembélé is a French international so wearing a piece with the colours of his flag painted on the bridges of the RM67-02 and lifting the Ballon D'Or in Paris must have felt truly special.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph 5968/1A
This Patek Philippe model worn by Dembélé featured in an earlier blog of ours where we explored the watches worn by players from PSG and Inter Milan ahead of the Champions League final in May. Ousmane Dembélé has been caught wearing the Patek Philippe Aquanaut reference 5968A-001.
This versatile piece combines horological craft and a sporty aesthetic in which Dembélé wears comfortably with a vibrant orange strap that separates the Aquanaut from the Frenchman’s wrist. An incredibly recognisable watch due to the model’s orange apparel and is currently trading on the secondary market for around £100,000 which is over double the retail price! In USD, this is roughly $133,000.
Rolex Daytona 116576TBR
Being a high profile football star has its perks. In the horological world, they have access to brands' secret catalogues of exclusive and rare timepieces that the ordinary person cannot obtain. Here, Dembélé presented the UEFA Champions League trophy at the Roland Garros final in France wearing the off-catalogue Rolex Daytona reference 116576TBR.
This Daytona model is crafted in platinum featuring an ice blue Arabic dial and factory-set diamond bezel. Despite being rare, there are various configurations of this off-catalogue platinum Daytona but when paired with the Arabic dial, it might be the rarest of them all. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to nail an exact value but we can estimate that this exclusive piece trades anywhere between £200,000 to £300,000 which is around $250,000 to $400,000!
Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time 5990/1A
When holding the Ligue 1 title, Dembélé wore one of the most sought after Patek Philippe models, the Nautilus Travel Time reference 5990/1A. Crafted in stainless steel, this is a fairly complicated piece featuring the fly-back chronograph and dual-time functions displayed on top of an elegant sunburst blue gradient dial that fades out to a black rim.
Buy Patek Philippe Nautilus 5990/1A-001 Stainless Steel Watch
- ▪Black gradated dial, gold applied hour
- ▪Steel bracelet with Nautilus fold-over clasp
- ▪Automatic Movement
Focusing on the movement, Patek Philippe incorporated two different complications for this model: the fly-back chronograph and dual-time. Fly-back chronographs are an advanced version of standard chronograph watches as fly-back chronographs allow for less margin of error and enhanced accuracy whilst Patek’s dual time complication allows for efficiency being easier to set in comparison to other GMT watches. This model has a market value of around £90,000, equal to $120,000.
Rolex Daytona 126500LN
Clearly, Dembélé has a taste for hype watches which are extremely popular in the horological world. In this Instagram post, Dembélé is wearing a Rolex Daytona which is made apparent due to the Oyster bracelet and chronograph pushers. Popping from the watch is the white dial with dark outer rings where the sub-dials are located.
Buy Rolex Daytona 126500LN Steel White Dial Watch
- ▪Cerachrom bezel
- ▪Oyster bracelet
- ▪Automatic Movement Calibre 4131
This means the Ballon D’or winner was wearing the highly sought after Rolex Daytona “Panda.” The “Panda” nickname stems from the distinctive white dial which features black outer rings for the chronograph’s white sub-dials. Whilst this dial was released as part of the Daytona reference 116500LN in 2016, we believe that the French star is wearing the newer reference of the Daytona 1265000LN, consisting of some changes to the case and an updated movement, valuing at over £25,000 or $30,000.
Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980/1A
Dembélé has been spotted wearing the Patek Philippe Nautilus reference 5980/1A which features the fly-back chronograph, also part of the 5990/1A he owns. The 5980 reference included models made out of different materials such as stainless steel and rose gold. This reference in particular Dembélé is wearing is made out of stainless steel and was discontinued in 2014 and replaced by 5990/1A.
Buy Patek Philippe Nautilus Rose Gold 5980/1R-001
- ▪Black gradient dial with gold
- ▪Fully rose gold bracelet
- ▪Automatic Movement Caliber CH 28-520 C
Dembélé wears the black dial configuration which isn’t as popular as the blue dial configuration. Additionally, this isn’t the most sought after model from the 5980 range as that would be the rose gold reference 5980/1R, yet enthusiasts still respect and admire the 5980/1A for all its glory. On the secondary market, the model can be seen trading for anywhere between £70,000 ($93,000) all the way to £90,000 ($120,000)depending on numerous factors like the condition of the watch.
Patek Philippe Complications 5961P
Patek Philippe are known for their high levels of craftsmanship creating some of the most complicated timepieces. They are home to two collections called the Complications and Grand Complications which feature some of the most complex timepieces.
Although blurry, the watch Dembélé is wearing in this photo is the Complications reference 5961P. This piece features two complications of an annual calendar and flyback chronograph and the addition of a diamond-set bezel which works beautifully with the blue dial and leather strap. Despite being more complex than other watches in this list, this Patek model trades below its retail value, with prices on the secondary market entering at £90,000 or $120,000.
Ousmane Dembélé seems to be a huge fan of Patek Philippe proving he is a seasoned and knowledgable man of luxury watches. His latest addition of a £300,000/$400,000 Richard Mille RM67-02 is an interesting one with Dembélé could be looking to venture further in the horological world. Our advice would be to look into some timeless classics, potentially some vintage pieces, but out of his current collection, what is your favourite?
